jimtastic56

We also have our academy which simply has to be productive for us to be in any sense "sustainable".
Whether it's producing players for our first team or to sell for profits doesn't matter.
I'm hoping that we can see Paul Warne develop some signings and potentially turn a profit there as well.

Absolutely.
Without over egging it, I'm sure potential signings will not be looking at DCFC as a scrape around the bottom trying to avoid league 1, which you can't help but feel everyone signing for Rotherham knew they were signing up for.
 

I think it is more than funds though; my guess is we will have a bit of money and some latitude but I am hoping the difference that will help Warne may is that we are Derby County … not Accrington Stanley. There just must be ambitious players who want the right stage every bit as much the big pay packet ? 

The big advantage you have by gaining automatic promotion - is you have a 2 week  head start on recruitment. I’m sure Paul Warne is back from Vegas now and banging doors down to sign players . Warne’s record is terrible in the Championship but I have full faith in him now he has “Big Club “ funds to use .

Are you not confusing aim with expectation?
I’m sure the “aim” will be to win every game and thereby win the league BUT, the realistic “expectation” (amongst us fans) should probably mid to lower end of the table. 
Of course back to back promotions is possible as Ipswich are probably about to prove but it’s very rare and Ipswich have of course been on a slightly different journey to us and I very much doubt they expected to achieve what they have done this time last year.

The opportunity to put out a lot of money to buy an asset whose "dividend" is an annual bill is stretching the definition of "investment".
The only way of generating "profit" is through player development. Even earning a promotion just seems to put the bills up.

Of course, I've said on another thread something like 12-17th would be a good result. But as far as recruitment goes, no restrictions other than our own budget will be fascinating to see who we end up targeting to try and achieve the style of play he's spoken about.

Have you had a personalised email from the Club telling you how many minutes of football you've watched, and various other stats from home and away? 
It's a brilliant touch, and a reward for those fans who put in some hard miles.
I won't spoil it for anyone, but read right through to the end! 
Here's a snippet from mine. Not bad for saying I cracked an ankle bone and was in a brace for several weeks mid-season.
I'm bet @Foreveram has a better one though.
 

Agree on Taylor . He really gave our defence the run around at Lincolns ground and could have easily had a hat-trick.  All depends on Luton beating Everton tonight to send Florists into the drop zone . If Luton come down - expect them to mop up players with their parachute money and go for a quick return .

I hope our Bogie side Burnley stay up.

Summer 2023, transfer spend ...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/the72.co.uk/2023/09/04/2023-summer-transfer-window-championship-spending-and-net-spend-table-transfermarkt/amp/
5 bottom teams:
Huddersfield Town (Relegated)
Total spend: £0m Net spend: £2m
Rotherham United (Relegated)
Total spend: £1.1m Net spend: -£1.1m
Birmingham City (Relegated)
Total spend: £5.69m Net spend: £0.76m
Sheffield Wednesday
Total spend: £1.3m Net spend: -£1.3m
Plymouth Argyle
Total spend: £2.48m Net spend: -£2.48m
 
 
 
 

Just seen the story linking him with Villa so that’s out!

I’d offload Washington to a league one club for free on a permanent which is as good as getting near 100 thousand as that’s we have to pay if he stays and plays with us. A few league one clubs would definitely take him.

Wash was barely adequate for L1 and certainly not good enough for the Champ. But hard to see who would take him off our hands- best we can hope for is a loan out for the season where we still pay a good proportion of his wages.
Love Waggy but he has to go too. Same with TJJ. We need some real quality strikers… probably two.

I'd say there are 4 better keepers out there on a free. 

If we end up not going with Wildsmith next season (I personally think we should... you don't get a Golden Glove over a season for nothing!), then both Viktor Johansson and Max Stryjek are available on frees and solid GKs.

How do you know what our budget is...or are you Stephen Pearce?!

We have a bad habit of selling players on the cheap. Just over a million for Bird is pittance. 

Is that the same guy Simmo knows in the media department 😉

I was told.  Fairly well mooted on the Bristol forum as well, so I assume some there was also told.

I texted the DCFC press officer yesterday to ask if I can have details on next seasons transfer budget.
He replied promptly with ‘no you can’t’. You’d expect the press officer to be able to spell ‘can’t’ wouldn’t you ?

We took just over a million for Bird with 3 championship campaigns under his belt, an U18 premier league winners medal and an EFL apprentice of the year award at championship level, on the understanding we may well have got less at tribunal.  It will be less for Burrows if it's on a criteria basis.  Either way, I suspect emphasis to be on midfield pace and goals, strikers and a quick centre half to compliment the ones we have.  Not every player can be outside our budget or we have an issue.

BBC Radio Derby seemed to think Barkhuizen triggered an extra year on his contract. No idea if that’s 100% true or not though.

I assumed everyone knew Simmo just makes rumours up pretending to be ITK